Hindu Pasts - Women, Religion, Histories

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century, and instead offers a vision of India that contains a rich multiplicity of Hinduisms, women's stories, and cultural histories.

About the author

Vasudha Dalmia is Professor Emerita of Hindi and Modern South Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She has written, edited, and translated many books, including Hindu Pasts: Women, Religion, Histories, also published by SUNY Press; The Nationalization of Hindu Traditions: Bhāratendu Hariśchandra and Nineteenth-Century Banaras; and Poetics, Plays, and Performances: The Politics of Modern Indian Theatre.

Product details

• Authors: Vasudha Dalmia, Dalmia Vasudha
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781438468068
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-6806-8
• No. of pages: 390
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, History of Religion, Hinduism, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General